Market Outlook 2013: Brazil
A report from the VMA Market Outlook Workshop, held in August 2012: In the last few years, Brazil has been an important and growing market for manufacturers.
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Market Outlook 2013: Oil and Gas
A report from the VMA Market Outlook Workshop, held in August 2012: John Spears of Spears & Associates works with domestic and international petroleum industry equipment and service firms, financial institutions and government entities, making him uniquely qualified to track market size and share for over 30 segments of the petroleum industry.
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Reaching Around the World
To coincide with the release of the latest edition of the North American Catalog of Valves—first published in 1984—we spoke with several U.S. and Canadian companies about how globalization has changed the way they do business.
The Momentum Cycle: Leading the Lean Transformation
I have worked and taught in organizations for nearly half a century, and for at least half that time, I’ve led sessions on Lean and it its predecessors.
A Conversation with R. Scott Graham: Analyzing the Valve World
Some analysts consider the valve market a hard one to track because there are so many players in the field and the business cycles are so long term.
API's New Casting Quality Standards
The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.
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The Proposed MSS Standard for ‘Standard-Class’ Castings
The issue of “commercial” casting quality has been argued at length at meetings, seminars and after-hours watering holes.
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Women in the Valve Industry
While women are making great strides in many industries, there is still a sizeable gap between the number of men and women in oil and gas, mining, utilities and pulp and paper.
Finding and Keeping Talented Employees
Recruiting and retaining qualified personnel in this post-recession environment is a challenge in all segments of the economy.
Are FE Standards Hot Air?
The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.
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